Motorist Shot, Dies on I-57 Monday Night [UPDATE]

A motorist reportedly was shot in the head Monday night and drove onto Interstate 57 near 111th Street on Chicago's South Side, according to State Police. A man was struck by gunfire after someone in a vehicle shot at his minivan around 8:30 p.m on a city street parallel to the interstate.

The man then drove onto the interstate, where he died and his minivan rolled into a grassy embankment.

All northbound lanes of I-57 were closed at 127th Street for several hours while State Police and Chicago Police investigated.

ABC Chicago reports nearby residents heard several gunshots.

"It sounded like a battle coming down the ramp. I heard about 13, 14 shots. After that, I heard a screech," Darryl Murray told ABC.

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On Sunday, two people died in a murder-suicide on the Kennedy Expressway. A day earlier, shots were fired on the Stevenson Expressway. Last week, a man was shot in the leg on the Stevenson Expressway and the gunman sped away.

On April 20, a man was shot to death on I-57 near the Cal-Sag Channel in Blue Island. Police believe 39-year-old Steven Hudson was shot with a rifle as another vehicle drove beside him.

At least 16 shootings have taken place on Chicago-area expressways this year. Tonight's I-57 shooting would be the third fatal episode of expressway gunfire this year.

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